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El Deafo

Cece Bell - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Paperback

The beloved #1 New York Times bestselling and Newbery Honor winning graphic novel memoir from Cece Bell El Deafo is now streaming on Apple TV . The Guardian called the animated series: "Sweet, funny, poignant and definitely not just for kids." Starting at a new school is scary,...
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About Average

Andrew Clements - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Can average be amazing? A girl challenges herself to become extraordinary in the latest from bestselling author Andrew Clements.. Jordan Johnston is average. Not short, not tall. Not plump, not slim. Not blond, not brunette. Not gifted, not flunking out. Even her shoe size is average. Shes...
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Because of Winn-Dixie

Kate DiCamillo - Candlewick; Reprint edition
Format: Book

Kate DiCamillo’s beloved, best-selling debut novel is now available in a paperback digest edition.Kate DiCamillo’s first published novel, like Winn-Dixie himself, immediatelyproved to be a keeper — a New York Times bestseller, a Newbery Honor winner, the inspiration for a popular...
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Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key

Jack Gantos - Listening Library
Format: Audio CD

To the constant disappointment of his mother and his teachers, Joey has trouble paying attention or controlling his mood swings when his prescription medications wear off and he starts getting worked up and acting wired.
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Absolutely Almost

Lisa Graff - Penguin Group USA
Format: Book

From the author of the National Book Award nominee A Tangle of Knots comes an inspiring novel about figuring out who you are and doing what you love.Albie has never been the smartest kid in his class. He has never been the tallest. Or the best at gym. Or the greatest artist. Or the most...
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True

Katherine Hannigan - Greenwillow Books; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

True Delly Pattison likes surpresents presents that are a surprise. The day the Boyds come to town, Dellys sure a special surpresent is on its way. But lately, everything that she thinks will be good and fun turns into trouble. Shes never needed a surpresent more than now.True Brud Kinney...
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My Louisiana Sky

Kimberly Willis Holt - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

Tiger Ann Parker wants nothing more than to get out of the rural town of Saitter, Louisiana--far away from her mentally disabled mother, her "slow" father who can't read an electric bill, and her classmates who taunt her. So when Aunt Dorie Kay asks Tiger to sp the summer...
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Fish in a Tree

Lynda Mullaly Hunt - Listening Library (Audio)
Format: Audio CD

The author of the beloved One for the Murphys gives listeners an emotionally-charged, uplifting novel that will speak to anyone who's ever thought there was something wrong with them because they didn't fit in. "Everybody is smart in different ways. But if you judge a fish...
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The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate

Jacqueline Kelly - Henry Holt
Format: Hardcover

Calpurnia Virginia Tate is eleven years old in 1899 when she wonders why the yellow grasshoppers in her Texas backyard are so much bigger than the green ones. With a little help from her notoriously cantankerous grandfather, an avid naturalist, she figures out that the green grasshoppers...
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The Great Gilly Hopkins

Katherine Paterson - Harpercollins, 2016.
Format: Print book

This Newbery Honor Book from bestselling author Katherine Paterson is now a major motion picture.Eleven-year-old Gilly has been stuck in more foster families than she can remember, and she's disliked them all. She has a reputation for being brash, brilliant, and completely unmanageable,...
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Jacky Ha-Ha

James Patterson - Jimmy Patterson Books / Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover

In his new middle grade novel that debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list, James Patterson introduces his hilarious new heroine, Jacky Ha-Ha, a class clown who makes people laugh with her so they can't laugh at her.With her irresistible urge to tell a joke...
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Loser

Jerry Spinelli - HarperCollins; 1st edition
Format: Print book

There are winners everywhere .... The sidewalks. The backyards. The alleyways. The playgrounds ...Except for Zinkoff. Zinkoff never wins.But Zinkoff doesn't notice. Neither do the other pups.Not yet.Zinkoff is like all kids -- running, playing, riding his bike. Hoping for snow days,...
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My Life As A Book

Janet Tashjian - Turtleback
Format: Book

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Dubbed a ""reluctant reader,"" 12-year-old Derek spends the summer learning important lessons even though he doesn't complete his summer reading list.
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Smile: A Graphic Novel

Raina Telgemeier - Graphix
Format: Paperback

Raina Telgemeiers #1 New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-winning graphic memoir based on her childhood!Raina just wants to be a normal sixth grader. But one night after Girl Scouts she trips and falls, severely injuring her two front teeth. What follows is a long and frustrating journey...
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Paperboy

Vince Vawter - Yearling; Reprint edition
Format: Book

Reminiscent of To Kill a Mockingbird.Booklist, Starred An unforgettable boy and his unforgettable story. I loved it! ROB BUYEA, author of Because of Mr. Terupt and Mr. Terupt Falls Again This Newbery Honor winner is perfect for fans of To Kill a Mockingbird, The Kings Speech, and The Help....
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Frazzled: Everyday Disasters and Impending Doom

Booki Vivat - Harper
Format: Print book

"Hilarious." (NPR's All Things Considered) "Honest, sweet, and laugh-out-loud funny. Fans of Smile and Diary of a Wimpy Kid will appreciate this debut." (Brightly.com) Meet Abbie Wu. Abbie is in crisis - and not just because she's starting middle school or because...
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Hundred Percent

Karen Romano Young - Chronicle Books
Format: Print book

The last year of elementary school is big for every kid. In this novel, equal parts funny and crushing, utterly honest and perfect for boys and girls alike, Christine Gouda faces change at every turn, starting with her own nickname - Tink - which just doesn't fit anymore. Readers will relate...
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The Best at It

Maulik Pancholy - Balzer + Bray
Format: Hardcover

From award-winning actor Maulik Pancholy comes a hilarious and heartfelt middle grade debut about a gay Indian American boy coming into his own. Perfect for fans of Tim Federle's Nate series.Rahul Kapoor is heading into seventh grade in a small town in Indiana. The start of middle school...
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Little Bigfoot, Big City

JENNIFER WEINER - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner comes the second book in the "smartly crafted" (BCCB) and "heartwarming (School Library Journal) trilogy about friendship, furry creatures, and finding the place where you belong.Twelve-year-old Alice Mayfair...
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The Littlest Bigfoot

Jennifer Weiner

A New York Times Bestseller "A charming story about finding a safe place to let your freak flag fly." - People "Young readers who have ever felt too big or been made to feel small will feel just right in the cheerful glow of Weiner's c
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